It was worth mentioning that the creator of the Elbaf Spear was the first king of the Elbaf Giants. Relying on the terrifying, unrivaled power of this technique, he quelled the long-running civil war among the Elbaf Giants and united the "Giants of the Mountain" and the "Giants of the Coast" into one powerful nation.
In Elbaf's previous civil wars, the losers were always killed. But this legendary figure, who was not particularly tall—under fifteen meters, which was considered very short for an adult male Giant—used his broad-mindedness to change that cruel tradition. Former opponents were merely exiled to sea to fend for themselves, which was how the Giant Soldier Pirates came to be.
Though technologically backward, the Giant race seemed to be natural-born sailors. They never lost their way even on the vast sea, and Elbaf's enormous trees were so massive that even raging waves became tiny, harmless splashes. Before long, the Giant Soldier Pirates spread their fearsome name throughout the New World and even across the entire Grand Line, giving the World Government headaches for a very long time.
Meanwhile, the Giant Soldier Pirates going to sea not only eased Elbaf's population pressure and made life better for the Giants who remained, but the wealth they plundered overseas was eventually exchanged for necessities, including food, and brought back home, greatly improving their compatriots' living conditions.
The Giant pirates, originally criminals awaiting punishment, were thus pardoned and gradually even became the pride of the Elbaf Giants. After that, whenever Elbaf ran short of food, Giants would head out to sea in droves, further increasing the threat posed by the Giant Soldier Pirates.
After fighting the Giant Soldier Pirates for years without ever managing to wipe them out completely, the World Government finally made up its mind. It assembled an